Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Possumtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Possumtown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Possumtown

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Possumtown:
  • 40.554548, -74.491543
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Possumtown

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Possumtown is near Somerset County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Possumtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Possumtown ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Chimney Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Rock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Coontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coontown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
• Edison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edison is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Fieldville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Middlebush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
• Mount Horeb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Randolphville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
• Round Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Top is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Society Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill

How Far From Possumtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Possumtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Possumtown and extending to:

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Possumtown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'